Glengarry is a closed station located in the town of

Glengarry The Glengarry bonnet is a traditional Scots cap made of thick-milled woollen material, decorated with a toorie on top, frequently a rosette cockade on the left side, and ribbons hanging behind. It is normally worn as part of Scottish military ...

, on the

Maffra railway line The Maffra railway line is a closed railway line in Victoria, Australia. The line provided an alternative route to East Gippsland than the current route to Sale. The line was closed in stages from Traralgon to Cowwarr in 1986, and from Cowwarr ...

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History

Glengarry railway station opened in 1883 with the construction of the line from

Traralgon Traralgon ( ) is a town located in the east of the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia and the most populous city of the City of Latrobe. The urban population of Traralgon at the was 26,907. It is the largest and fastes ...

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and was 167 km from

Southern Cross station Southern Cross railway station (until 2005 known as Spencer Street station) is a major railway station in Docklands, Melbourne. It is on Spencer Street, between Collins and La Trobe Streets, at the western edge of the Melbourne central busi ...

. The station was first named ''La Trobe'' but was renamed Glengarry shortly after opening. A post office operated at the station from 1 January 1884. On 1 December 1884 the post office name was changed from La Trobe Railway Station Post office to Glengarry Post Office. In 1887, there was an attempted robbery at the station, with burglars tampering with a safe and breaking into a shed. In 1927, the amount of revenue derived from the station was £2227. The station building and platform have been restored as an art and craft shop.

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Disused railway stations in Victoria (state) Transport in Gippsland (region) City of Latrobe {{VictoriaAU-railstation-stub